Giants sign top draft pick

The Giants signed their No. 1 draft pick, Florida high school shortstop Christian Arroyo. It’s being reported by Baseball America that the 25th overall pick received $1,866,500.

A tweet from Arroyo said, “Proud to officially be a San Francisco Giant. Time to get to AT&T park ASAP and win a ring! Thanks for the support #SFgiants”

Baseball America also said that the Giants signed pitcher Chase Johnson, their third-round draft pick out of Cal Poly. Johnson reportedly received $440,000.

Baseball America rated Arroyo as the 102nd best prospect in the draft. The 6-foot-1, 180-pounder, who is turning down a baseball scholarship from the University of Florida by signing with the Giants, will begin his career with the Giants at shortstop, but several scouts question whether he will stay at the position.

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Keith Law of ESPN wrote that Arroyo has below-average speed and doesn’t have the footwork to play at short. Law projected Arroyo winding up at second base or catcher.

The Giants have said he was taken more for his offensive potential.

On Saturday, the Giants signed infielder Ryder Jones, the team’s second-round draft pick. Jones was at Monday night’s game and spoke with the media beforehand.

Jones said he is being converted to third base by the Giants. He played shortstop and pitcher in high school, For now, he is going to play on the Giants rookie team in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Overall, the Giants announced the signings of 20 draftees, including first basemen Brian Ragira (fourth round, Stanford) and Craig Massoni (33rd round, Chabot College and San Ramon Valley High School).

Steve Corkran

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Heck even fat butted Anti-Lasorda did to at 6’5″. He also caught some too. Although to be fair, fat butted Anti played a lot more time at the hot corner than in the hole….

Odds are Arroyo is a 2B long term. Maybe even LF….

Junevano until your a pro.

Stan

“The Giants signed another top pic named Angel who sent a man to heaven”
read the blistering hot “Stan’s blog and observations” for TRUTH in media.

Anti-Lasorda

Stan is sooo tired

ClutchUp

Thanks Cork!

6 posts in two days. Merc HOF material.

Stan … nobody cares. He was framed.

Anti-Lasorda

Testing 1…2…3….

Check baby check…..

Peter

Angel was an international free agent.

Stan

Ha!..sure. Money also shoots and kills..

Anti-Lasorda

If you don’t think money kills you’re naïve……….

giantsboy

how does crick, stratton, agosta, and panik for stanton and nolasco look?

Gamertude

Hopefully the Giants see something NOBODY else sees. They have swung and missed on the last two 1st round low ceiling hitters taken so hopefully this one doesn’t follow the same path…

Kyle Perizi

TF62:

How will you get through your mornings without Steak Shapiro and the , ” Mayhem in the AM ” program?

Steak had it coming.

Panda Puffs Are Delicious

@giantsboy

Never in a million years. Why would the marlins take 4 prospects, none of which are really ranked all that high for Stanton alone, and then include Nolassco?

Not to mention why would you give up the giants last couple #1 picks and three of there younger, better pitching prospects. I like the thinking though.

Moooooooooooose

OOOOOH NOOOOOOO! He doesn’t have the footwork to play short in the majors!

How many high schoolers do?

Anti-Lasorda

Testing…1..2…3…

Peter

Let’s see…….. Keith Law also said Brandon Crawford’s CEILING was John McDonald. Law is primarily a stat guy who is still learning traditional scouting skills. I would not put much credence in anything Law has to say about an individual HS player.

Anti-Lasorda

Now one more time!

Matthew

Very true, Peter…

Amazing how wrong those types (Law, Mel Kiper, etc.) are so far wrong so often, and yet they still have a stage to guess, and guess wrong.

Matthew

The child that Sabean put up for adoption is making his first pitch right now…

Keep’n It Real

@Matthew

At least Kiper lives/breaths his craft and sticks to his guns based upon his work. As far as I know, he never worked for a NFL team…got fired…and started his path to NFL Draft fame.

Law seem vindictive and personal towards any player/team he doesn’t care for. He also talks just as much about cooking as baseball. If he was such a good talent evaluator, wouldn’t he be working for a MLB Team making more $ than at ESPN?

Matthew

Zach Wheeler walked the first batter… This guy is terrible. DFA the dude

Keep’n It Real

Oh yeah…Law used to work for a MLB Team; emphasis on “used to”.

Foothills Ryan

See you in 2018 or so Mr. Arroyo. Not sure what kind of supporting cast you’ll have by then. Depends how strong the farm gets in the next couple years. Good luck on your journey. Don’t spend all your bonus money in one year. It may not be until 2018 that you sniff big green again.

Matthew

KIR, if he is as bad at his other craft, all his recipients would get food poisoning.

BTW, Wheeler is on MLB Network at the moment. Struck out Heyward. Cy Young worthy. Sabean should be fired. Smh

Matthew

BTW, Wheeler walked his second batter of the inning. DFA this bum. smh

Anti-Lasorda

I don’t think I’ll ever be whole again.

DomnVinsDad

Clutch and Lefty – I responded on the previous thread.

Let’s go Cainer!!!

Foothills Ryan

96& 97 out of easy motion. Ain’t nothing wrong with that. Looks like he made it through 1st inning jitters.

I’m rootin’ for the kid. Once a Giant, always a Giant!

Reaper

Law isn’t vindictive, he’s just objective and uses certain criteria to mercilessly judge talent. He’d be the first one to admit he doesn’t know how Arroyo or Jones will turn out. But he’s paid to give an assessment. If he graded everyone as great he’d have no credibility. In Giants favor is that both are young highly projectable guys; they may have low floors but their ceilings are less obvious. A lot can change in a few years of development.

i believe that the first and second pick of the GIANTS are solid players. one thing i don’t understand is they have so many infielders in the MINOR LEAGUE system. outfielders are the most needed of the GIANTS. of course, they have pitchers that are a year or two years away being ready. anyway, what do we know.